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Counties in South Dakota by death rate (July to June)

Dewey County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 66 counties in 2022, at 24.26 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 5.15 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.65 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Dakota was 10.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest24.26Dewey County
Lowest5.15Lincoln County
Median12.6566 counties
South Dakota10.28History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Dewey CountyDewey County: 24.26 per 1,000 inhabitants24.26Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 23.17 per 1,000 inhabitants23.17Fall River CountyFall River County: 22.89 per 1,000 inhabitants22.89Hyde CountyHyde County: 22.33 per 1,000 inhabitants22.33Mellette CountyMellette County: 20.2 per 1,000 inhabitants20.2Hand CountyHand County: 19.66 per 1,000 inhabitants19.66Corson CountyCorson County: 19.33 per 1,000 inhabitants19.33Campbell CountyCampbell County: 18.21 per 1,000 inhabitants18.21Walworth CountyWalworth County: 17.12 per 1,000 inhabitants17.12Jackson CountyJackson County: 16.87 per 1,000 inhabitants16.87Ziebach CountyZiebach County: 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitants16.81Faulk CountyFaulk County: 16.54 per 1,000 inhabitants16.54Douglas CountyDouglas County: 16.41 per 1,000 inhabitants16.41Todd CountyTodd County: 15.93 per 1,000 inhabitants15.93Oglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota County: 15.91 per 1,000 inhabitants15.91Miner CountyMiner County: 15.68 per 1,000 inhabitants15.68Marshall CountyMarshall County: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Perkins CountyPerkins County: 14.98 per 1,000 inhabitants14.98McPherson CountyMcPherson County: 14.96 per 1,000 inhabitants14.96Kingsbury CountyKingsbury County: 14.71 per 1,000 inhabitants14.71McCook CountyMcCook County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42Gregory CountyGregory County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Bennett CountyBennett County: 14.25 per 1,000 inhabitants14.25Deuel CountyDeuel County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87Sanborn CountySanborn County: 13.79 per 1,000 inhabitants13.79Haakon CountyHaakon County: 13.64 per 1,000 inhabitants13.64Day CountyDay County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitants13.58Potter CountyPotter County: 13.44 per 1,000 inhabitants13.44Spink CountySpink County: 13.44 per 1,000 inhabitants13.44Hutchinson CountyHutchinson County: 13.28 per 1,000 inhabitants13.28Turner CountyTurner County: 13.17 per 1,000 inhabitants13.17Grant CountyGrant County: 12.99 per 1,000 inhabitants12.99Jerauld CountyJerauld County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Jones CountyJones County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Bon Homme CountyBon Homme County: 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants12.48Butte CountyButte County: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47Aurora CountyAurora County: 12.39 per 1,000 inhabitants12.39Lyman CountyLyman County: 12.39 per 1,000 inhabitants12.39Edmunds CountyEdmunds County: 12.07 per 1,000 inhabitants12.07Tripp CountyTripp County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Dewey County Estimated24.26+3.37 pts
2Buffalo County Estimated23.17-9.34 pts
3Fall River County Estimated22.89+6.11 pts
4Hyde County Estimated22.33+4.56 pts
5Mellette County Estimated20.2+3.42 pts
6Hand County Estimated19.66+0.4 pts
7Corson County Estimated19.33-0.05 pts
8Campbell County Estimated18.21+2.26 pts
9Walworth County Estimated17.12+2.33 pts
10Jackson County Estimated16.87-0.8 pts
11Ziebach County Estimated16.81-2.47 pts
12Faulk County Estimated16.54-4.67 pts
13Douglas County Estimated16.41-1.65 pts
14Todd County Estimated15.93-0.09 pts
15Oglala Lakota County Estimated15.91-1.44 pts
16Miner County Estimated15.68-3.42 pts
17Marshall County Estimated15.2+3.6 pts
18Perkins County Estimated14.98-4.15 pts
19McPherson County Estimated14.96-1.67 pts
20Kingsbury County Estimated14.71+0.86 pts
21McCook County Estimated14.42+1.07 pts
22Gregory County Estimated14.37-7.29 pts
23Bennett County Estimated14.25+1.3 pts
24Deuel County Estimated13.87+3.39 pts
25Sanborn County Estimated13.79+1.47 pts
26Haakon County Estimated13.64-0.93 pts
27Day County Estimated13.58-4.65 pts
28Potter County Estimated13.44-1.14 pts
29Spink County Estimated13.44-1.63 pts
30Hutchinson County Estimated13.28-5.23 pts
31Turner County Estimated13.17-3.18 pts
32Grant County Estimated12.99-1.72 pts
33Jerauld County Estimated12.73-0.65 pts
34Jones County Estimated12.57-4.05 pts
35Bon Homme County Estimated12.48-4.1 pts
36Butte County Estimated12.47+1.43 pts
37Aurora County Estimated12.39-6.29 pts
38Lyman County Estimated12.39-2.68 pts
39Edmunds County Estimated12.07-3.15 pts
40Tripp County Estimated12.02-1.4 pts
41Roberts County Estimated12.01-1.49 pts
42Davison County Estimated11.67-1.77 pts
43Yankton County Estimated11.54+0.83 pts
44Hughes County Estimated11.35-0.09 pts
45Stanley County Estimated11.26+4.25 pts
46Lake County Estimated11.19+0.58 pts
47Hanson County Estimated11.18+4.88 pts
48Custer County Estimated11.1-0.56 pts
49Lawrence County Estimated11.01-0.37 pts
50Moody County Estimated10.87-1.77 pts
51Pennington County Estimated10.58-0.73 pts
52Beadle County Estimated10.56-0.5 pts
53Codington County Estimated10.34-1.16 pts
54Charles Mix County Estimated9.9-5.76 pts
55Harding County Estimated9.83+2.2 pts
56Brown County Estimated9.81-1.33 pts
57Clark County Estimated9.72+0.91 pts
58Meade County Estimated8.5+0.66 pts
59Minnehaha County Estimated8.46-0.77 pts
60Brule County Estimated8.32-1.01 pts
61Sully County Estimated8.14-2.8 pts
62Union County Estimated7.6-2.48 pts
63Clay County Estimated7.42-0.06 pts
64Hamlin County Estimated7.26-6.42 pts
65Brookings County Estimated6.42-0.76 pts
66Lincoln County Estimated5.15-0.32 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Dewey County, with 24.26 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Lincoln County, with 5.15 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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